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#1 Offline LiL_Buddy - Posted May 27 2019 - 5:49 AM

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I have a Lasius aphidicola queen and some Lasius americanus workers and brood. What exactly should I be feeding them and how often should I do it?

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#2 Offline Acutus - Posted May 27 2019 - 6:21 AM

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I'm not sure about Lasius but seems most need fresh killed insects and some type of sugar. I use mealworms, beetle grubs, crickets and pretty much any other insects. your small colony isn't going to need a whole lot and you don't want to over do it. For sugar I use honey. You have to be careful though no big globs or your ants will get stuck and drown. A little goes a long way. :D


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Camponotus chromaiodes

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#3 Offline LiL_Buddy - Posted May 27 2019 - 6:55 AM

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I'm not sure about Lasius but seems most need fresh killed insects and some type of sugar. I use mealworms, beetle grubs, crickets and pretty much any other insects. your small colony isn't going to need a whole lot and you don't want to over do it. For sugar I use honey. You have to be careful though no big globs or your ants will get stuck and drown. A little goes a long way. :D

Okay thanks! How often should I feed them?



#4 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 27 2019 - 7:23 AM

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That depends on the size of the workers and colony, and what kind of brood they have, if any.


Edited by NickAnter, May 27 2019 - 7:24 AM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 27 2019 - 7:35 AM

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Read the Ant Keeping Guide For Beginners in this subforum. There are also Lasius caresheets on here. Old AntsCanada tutorials are helpful, too.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#6 Offline Barristan - Posted May 27 2019 - 12:08 PM

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Small flies are the preferred food I give all of my small colonies.



#7 Offline Acutus - Posted May 27 2019 - 8:24 PM

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Hey where'd you find the Lasius americana?


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